Rights group identifies Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bhola, Mymensingh and Dhaka as major hotspots

Urges political parties to immediately instruct their grassroots activists to refrain from retaliatory violence

Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) reports widespread violence and irregularities but describes polling day as 'largely peaceful'

At least 21 people were detained or jailed for possessing cash, intruding into polling centres, and other anomalies in different districts last night.

BNP, Jamaat clashes erupt in Dhaka and Rajshahi

The government must take urgent measures to maintain poll-time law and order

It has been about a week since the window for official campaigning for the upcoming election opened, and things are already settling into a familiar pattern.

Political parties, the EC, and police all must act to stop further violence

As the election process gets underway, the EC must assert effective control over law-enforcing agencies and direct them

The Election Commission yesterday warned that it will not tolerate any activities that disrupt the election environment and directed law enforcement agencies to act firmly, if necessary, to prevent such incidents.

Gangs could be used as hired muscle during upcoming polls, warns police intelligence report

With polls fast approaching, we must strive to prevent political violence

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk yesterday voiced distress that the environment for Sunday’s polls was marred by violence and repression of opposition candidates and supporters.

Why haven't our law enforcers been able to identify those responsible for these arson attacks?

In the last few years, attackers have targeted minority communities, and the law enforcers have displayed apathy or reluctance in catching the culprits, who are often linked to influential groups

Unfortunately, our history so far shows that major political shifts have only occurred as a result of violent uprisings on the streets.

The most common question that people are asking these days is: will the upcoming general election be free and fair?

There are a few possible explanations behind why the EC chose to suspend the Gaibandha-5 by-poll

A state legislator in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and at least ten others have been killed in an attack by suspected separatist militants, officials say.

Even the last day of electioneering was marred by attacks on three aspirants from BNP and Jatiya Party yesterday, leaving at least 15 people injured.